GRE Word List

ENGULF

to flow over and enclose : overwhelm

The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.

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WordMeaning
cullto select from a group : choose
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
categoricalabsolute
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
gorgea narrow passage through land
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be